the Lahore Resolution is the Day of freedom and having
the importance regarding the Pakistani. Pakistan is the
country which is the known for its strong culture and the
nation which cannot forget the Past. 23 March in Pakistan
History is the occasion of that Type. Pakistan (Lahore
Resolution) is the Day of Pride towards the Nation and the
Day of feeling as the nation for every resident of Pakistan.
23 March In Pakistan History is the day when the Muslims from the different mind
setting get the Platform to speak out for Lahore Resolution. 23 March in Pakistan
History is also important for Muslims who shows love and positive feelings against
Lahore (Pakistan Resolution) which is accepted on 23 March 1940. Pakistan
becomes against many devotions of the nation for the betterment of the nation and
upcoming cultures in Pakistan. In Pakistan the day (23 March In Pakistan History &
Lahore resolution) is being celebrated with full loyalty and joy because of it is the
day when Muslim was accepted the very first time as a detach nation on 23 Mar
In 1956 the terms of the national holiday, the Republic Day during Ayub Khan’s
government was first changed to ‘Pakistan and Republic Day’ to its present name
as ‘Pakistan Resolution Day’. In reality, 23rd March is a grim reminder of how a
military dictator rehabilitated the dates of a democratic and constitutional process
to hide his unconstitutional act of abrogating a constitution. Why Ayub Khan acted
to such a measure is also a sign of the growing tensions with the East and West
Pakistan political parties, who favored relations with China and USSR in difference
to the growing military relations between Pakistan Army and the United States for a
barricade against communism.

Within the above context, it is important that every Pakistani views the abrogation
of Pakistan’s first constitution as an attempt by the military to preserve its
corporatism and plunge Pakistan into unending constitutional and political crises.
Jawaid riaz

ISLAMABAD: As Premier
Raja Pervez Ashraf and
chief ministers of four
provinces agreed to hold
elections of the national
and provincial assemblies
on the same day, the
Ministry of Parliamentary
Affairs issued the
notification to dissolve the
13th National Assembly on
Saturday night, officials
said.

I

t is the first time in Pakistan’s
66 years history that the National Assembly has completed
its five-year tenure. The five years
from 2008 to 2013 witnessed the
repeated confrontation between
the treasury and ruling benches
but ultimately, the democracy
succeeded.

Speaker National Assembly Dr
Fehmida Mirza, however, will
continue to hold her office until the 14th National Assembly
elects the new custodian of the
lower house of Parliament. Prime
Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will
also continue to hold his office
until the caretaker prime minister takes charge.
The dissolution of the federal
legislature was pronounced under Articles 52 which reads: “The
National Assembly shall, unless
sooner dissolved, continue for a
term of five years from the day of
its first meeting and shall stand
dissolved at the expiration of its
term.”
As the 342-member National Assembly stood dissolved on March
16 (12 am), federal cabinet ministers would also lose their min-

Pakistan has been witnessing dissolution of
several
governments
which could not complete their terms on
various pretexts as the
he Election Commission of
president in the past
Pakistan Sunday named, Mir
had the powers to dis- Hazar Khan Khoso, former judge
solve the National Assembly.
of the Supreme Court, as the
However, the outgoing democrat- caretaker Prime Minister. Chief
ic government convinced Presi- Election Commissioner, Fakhruddent Asif Ali Zardari to transfer din G Ibrahim announced that Mr
the powers to Prime Minister Khoso, also former Chief Justice
through an amendment in the of the High Court in Balochistan
province, will lead the interim
constitution.
government.
Justice Khoso,84,
According to the constitution, was the nominee from the forfederal elections would have to be mer ruling Pakistan Peoples Party
held within 90 days of the dissolu- (PPP).
tion of the National Assembly.
The main opposition Pakistan
Prime Minister’s address
Muslim League (PML-N) had objected at the name of Khoso that
Addressing the nation on Saturday he is very close to the President
night, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Asif Ali Zardari and the PPP. The
Ashraf claimed that the PPP gov- Election Commissioner told reernment had stabilized the Paki- porters in Islamabad that the parstani economy and strengthened liamentary committee, comprised
democracy.
the PPP and PML-N, had pro“Because of our policies, today posed four names to the election
Pakistani exports stand at $25bil- panel to chose one of them. “We
lion,” he said, further adding that had detailed discussions on the
the $13bilion worth of remittanc- names and decided with majority
es that the country received from that Mir Hazar Khan Khoso will
overseas last year was a proof of be the caretaker Prime Ministhe confidence that overseas Paki- ter,” he said Sources said four of
stanis had in the country’s economy. the five members of the election
commission voted for Mr Khoso
Talking about Balochistan, PM while member from Punjab provAshraf said that President Zardari ince opposed his nomination.
had personally taken interest in
the issues of the province and had The caretaker Prime Minister will
invited Baloch leaders for talks as lead an interim government that
he and the government believed will supervise the May 11 parliain implementing a policy based mentary election and transition
to the new government. After
on reconciliation.
swearing in, the caretaker Prime
The prime minister further said Minister will announce an inthat his government worked to terim cabinet to run affairs in the
improve relations with neigh- coming two months, officials said.
bouring India and Afghanistan.
The Election Commission named
“We have extended hands of the caretaker Prime Minister
friendship to India and Afghani- in line with the constitutional
stan, so that regional peace could provisions after the PPP and
be maintained,” he said.
the main opposition Pakistan

T

Muslim League (PML-N). Both
parties had failed to reach a consensus on a name for the highest
post in their six days talks on four
names and the issue was later referred to the election panel.
The PPP and PML-N had proposed two names each but rejected each other’s nominations
mostly on political grounds.
Caretaker governments have already been set up in three out of
four provinces and the interim
government in Punjab province
has not yet been announced over
the PPP-PML-N differences.
WHO IS CARETAKER PRIME
MINISTER: Justice Khoso belongs to Jaffarabad district in
Balochistan province.
He has served as judge of the Balochistan High Court, and was later
promoted to assume the position
of Chief Justice of Balochistan
High Court for a tenure spanning from 1990 to 1991. Political watchers say that as a judicial
officer, Khoso never indulged in
any controversy and kept himself
away from politics and while being a judge in the superior courts.
They say Mr Khoso enjoys respect
and trust in Balochistan from all
walks of life and political parties.
Khosa has also served as Judge of
the Federal Shariat Court in Islamabad. Khoso was promoted as
Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court in 1994. Khoso currently
serves as the Balochistan Chairman of the Zakat Council.

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Justice (R) Alvi sworn
in as caretaker
CM Sindh

NEWS

KARACHI: Justice (retd)
Zahid Alvi was sworn in
as the caretaker chief
minister for Sindh in an
oath-taking ceremony
at the Governor house
on Thursday.

The oath was administered by the
governor of Sindh Dr Ishratul
Ebad who also approved May 11
as the date for general elections.
Former Sindh chief minister Qaim
Ali Shah attended the ceremony
in addition to other former ministers including Agha Siraj Durrani,
Pir Mazharul Haq and former federal minister Naveed Qamar.
Justice (retd) Alvi visited Quaid’s
mausoleum to pay his respects.
As he spoke to media outside the
mausoleum, he was asked about
Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz
and PML-Functional having reservations over his appointment.
“I can’t stop them. Every citizen
has the right to go to court if they
think my appointment was un-

In a simple but a graceful ceremony held here at Governor House,
Balochistan Governor Nawab
Zulfiqar Ali Magsi administered
lawful,” he said.
oath to Nawab Ghaus Bakhsh
He added, “I think my appoint- Barozai.
ment, according to the law, was
Former CM Balochistan Aslam
correct.”
Raisani and other political leaders
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement also participated in the ceremony
(MQM) and Pakistan Peoples ParThe event was attended among
ty (PPP) had agreed in principle
others by opposition leader Nawon appointing Justice (retd) Alvi
abzada Tariq Magsi, ex-ministers,
as the caretaker chief minister of
former legislators and governSindh earlier on Tuesday.
ment officials.
Both parties had agreed that JusThe formation of the interim
tice (retd) Alvi, a former Sindh
cabinet is also expected after the
High Court judge was a neutral
caretaker chief minister takes oath.
choice and senior-most amongst all
the candidates.
Barozai has vowed that the in-

terim cabinet will be formed on
merit and announced soon. He
said he would strive to ensure
transparent and timely elections
in the provinces besides making
efforts to maintain law and order
during this interim setup.
Earlier, Chief Minister Nawab
Aslam Raisani and Opposition
Leader Nawabzada Tariq Magsi
agreed to the name of Barozai for
the slot of interim chief minister.
of Chief Minister Amir Haider
Khan Hoti after completion of its
parliamentary tenure.

The Chief Secretary Khyber Pakthunkhwa had also issued notification regarding dissolution of 24
members provincial cabinet and
the Chief Minister Amir Haider
pointed Caretaker Chief Minister Khan Hoti and all the ministers
intermingled with people gath- ceased to hold their offices.
ered in Governor House to congratulate him for becoming the
caretaker Chief Minister KP.

Muhammad Azam Khan, Health
Secretary KP Muhammad Ashfaq
Khan and others senior offficials On Friday last, former Chief Minand administrative secretaries at- ister KP Amir Haider Khan Hoti
and opposition leader Akram
tended.
Governor Khyber Pakthunkhwa
Durrani
after mutual consensus
The function was attended beEngr Shaukatullah Khan adminishad
nominated
Justice (Retd) Najam Sethi Named
sides others by senators, former
tered oath to Justice (Retd) Tariq
provincial ministers, ex parlia- Tariq Pervez as Caretaker Chief Punjab caretaker CM
Pervez as caretaker Chief Minis- mentarians, former LG repre- Minister Khyber Pakthunkhwa.
ter Khyber Pakthunkhwa during sentatives, civil officers, lawyers, According to official sources, con- LAHORE: The provincial paran impressive ceremony held here academicians, political workers sensus has also been made over liamentary committee finally resolved the deadlock and named
at Governor House.
and leaders, members from civil the names for caretaker cabinet Najam Sethi as caretaker Chief
Chief Secretary Khyber Pak- society, politicians and elites of and would take oath in few days. Minister Punjab, about two hours
thunkhwa Ghulam Dastagir the city in large number and rep- On Tuesday, the Khyber Pakt- before the deadline on Tuesday -Akhtar, Chief Justice Peshawar resentatives of all mainstream po- hunkhwa Governor, Engr Shau- the third and last day for the comkatullah Khan has dissolved the mittee to reach a consensus on
High Court Justice Dost Mu- litical parties.
hammad Khan, Home Secretary After taking oath, the newly ap- provincial assembly on the advice the matter.

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NEWS

President Zardari invites
Egyptian investors in talks
with Morsi

President Asif Ali
Zardari has invited
Egyptian investment in
key sectors of economy
including Infrastructure,
Energy, Mining, Textile,
Real Estate and Tourism
in talks with
Egyptian President
Dr. Muhammad Morsy.

H

e also invited Egyptian investors to avail the huge incentive packages being offered to
foreign investors and entrepreneurs for investment in the Special Economic Zones in various
parts of the country.

Both called for peaceful solution
to Syrian problem in their talks in
Islamabad.
They held one-on-one meeting
that wss followed by delegation level talks at the Presidency,
Spokesperson to the President,
Senator Farhatullah Babar said.
Briefing about the two rounds of
talks, he said that the two leaders
held wide-ranging discussions on
bilateral, regional and international issues and the situation in
Middle East.
On situation in Syria, President
Zardari said that Pakistan and
Egypt should work together
closely for the common good of
the Ummah and for peace in our
region. He urged for working together to end the bloodshed in
Syria and to find a peaceful solution to the crisis.
“Pakistan believe that Syria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty
must be respected,” the President

said, adding that any outside interference would only complicate a complex situation and will
have serious consequences for the
neighboring countries.
He stated that the drive for peace
in Syria must be led and owned
by the Syrian People and offered
Pakistan’s readiness to play its
role in finding a peaceful solution
of the Syrian crisis.
President Morsy expressed his
deep desire to cultivate close relations with Pakistan and stated that Pakistan and Egypt are
two pillars of the Islamic World
which have an important role to
play in the Ummah as well as in
the region.

tus to the trade and investment
ties hence jacking up the current bilateral trade volume from
current around $400 million to
new heights. He also proposed
Free Trade Agreement between
the two countries, which he said,
would help increase the quantum
of bilateral investment.
The Spokesperson said that the
two leaders agreed to hold bilateral summit on biennial basis alternatively in Pakistan and Egypt
and expressed confidence that the
mechanism would not only boost
bilateral relations but would also
give two countries an opportunity to co-ordinate its positions on
important regional and international developments.

The two leaders also agreed to
the holding of the 4th Session of
the Joint Ministerial Commission
(JMC) in Islamabad later this year
and called for increased people to
people contacts which they believed was extremely important
in cementing the bonds of friendship between the two countries.
Discussing bilateral relations, the
two leaders expressed satisfaction
on the current state of bilateral
ties and urged the need to further
expedite efforts to fully realize
the true trade potential by promoting greater business delegations exchanges, investments and
facilitating the entrepreneurs.

Egypt’s Morsi eyes stronger
ties with ‘friend’ Pakistan
Egyptian President
Mohamed Morsi said his
country will continue its
support for Pakistan,
labelling the conservative
Islamic country a “friend”
while meeting Monday
with Pakistani President
Asif Ali Zardari in
Islamabad.

was warmly welcomed by authorities and public alike.
Before Morsi’s arrival, the ministry said the visit would be a “watershed and a landmark” in relations between the two Muslim
nations which would “give a new
impetus to economic, trade and
cultural relations.”

Officials from the two countries
signed agreements to promote
orsi underlined the “distin- cooperation in shipping, investguished bilateral relations” ment, information technology
Discussing regional situation, between both countries, which and science and technology.
President Zardari said that at this he said reflects a desire to develPakistani state television showed
difficult juncture while the Mus- op more cooperation in technollive footage of the ceremony at
lim and the Arab world is facing ogy, military cooperation and ecothe presidential palace where
great challenges and witnessing nomic development.
Morsi was greeted and presented
changes, the Muslim nations must
with a military guard of honour.
shun differences and forge unity. “I aim that my current visit to Pakistan would lead to a leap forward On Monday Morsi is due to travel
The Spokesperson said that Presi- in the cooperation between both
to India, where he will meet with
dent Zardari while appreciating countries,” he said.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,
Egypt for supporting the causes of
as well as business groups, to bolthe Muslim world hailed the role Morsi also stressed the imporster a blossoming trade relationbeing played by Egypt for promot- tance of working on ending
ship worth $4.5 billion in 2012/11,
bloodshed in Syria through politiing regional peace and stability.
compared to $3.2 billion the precal solutions.
vious
financial year.
The two Presidents also witnessed
the signing of five Memorandums The former head of the Muslim
“Our trade with Egypt has inof Understanding (MoUs) and one Brotherhood’s Freedom and Juscreased so rapidly in the last three
Executive Program for further tice Party arrived in Pakistan on
years that India is now Egypt’s
promoting cooperation between Monday, on a South Asian tour
seventh-largest
trading
partthe two countries in the fields of that will also take in India as he
ner,” India’s ambassador to Egypt
postal services, Merchant Ship- works to promote trade and inNavdeep Suri told reporters ahead
ping, investment, Media, Science vestment to aid Egypt’s troubled
of the visit.
and technology and Small and Me- economy.
“We talk often in general terms
dium enterprises development.
Morsi’s one-day visit to Pakistan about space, technology and coPresident
Zardari
expressed was the first by an Egyptian lead- operation but during this visit we
hope that the various MoUs and er since former president Gamal are talking in specific terms about
agreements inked today in all Abdel Nasser in the 1960s, Paki- launching an Egyptian satellite,”
fields would give further impe- stan’s foreign ministry said. He he said.

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continued...

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Egypt is struggling to restore the
confidence of investors and foreign lenders, having suffered a
sharp economic decline since the
uprising that overthrew Hosni
Mubarak in February 2011.
Morsi’s administration has been
plagued by unrest and deadly
clashes between protesters and
police, blocking efforts to build
broad-based support for a programme of economic reform.

Pakistan offers
help in finding
Syria crisis
solution

NEWS

Hugo Chavez has passed
away

Venezuelan President Hugo
Chavez has died of cancer at
a military hospital in Caracas.
He was 58 years of age.

Moscow describes Caracas as its
lion, and the unemployment rate strategic partner. Venezuela foldropped to 6%. Chavez built XXI lowed Russia in its recognition
century socialism using petrodol- of South Ossetia and Abkhazia
lars as Venezuela is the world’s and Chavez believed that Russia
fifth largest oil exporter. Increas- would act as needed to achieve
es in commodity prices allowed balance in the world.
the country to climb closer to
Olympus, said the chief editor of
the magazine “Russia in Global
Affairs,” Fyodor Lukyanov.

“The phenomenon of Chavez as
e became president in 1998 a world celebrity is connected to
and was re-elected in 2006 the fact that the world is yearning
for political diversity. He was a
and 2012.
man who openly said that socialISLAMABAD: President of The President of the Bolivarian Re- ism had collapsed, but he would
public of Venezuela was a Bolivar- offer a new one. Chavez had also
Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari
ian soldier, socialist and anti-impe- been very popular in certain cirsaid on Monday that the
rialist, this was how Hugo Chávez cles in Europe where he was welworld community should
Frias portrayed himself on his comed as a new Fidel Castro or
respect Syria’s sovereignty, Twitter page. In his childhood the Che Guevara,” said Lukyanov.
adding that Pakistan is
future leader of Bolivarian Socialready to play its role in
ism dreamt of being a professional Venezuelan oil exports largely fofinding a peaceful solution baseball player, and his mother cused on the U.S., in spite of very
had hoped that her son would be tense relations between the two
to the Syrian crisis.
a priest. He eventually graduated countries. Chavez said his main
resident Zardari met his Egyp- from the Military Academy of Ven- opponents were opposition withtian counterpart Mohamed ezuela and served in airborne units, in the country and the imperialMorsi followed by a luncheon from that moment on the red beret ist forces abroad, first of all the
reception given in honour of the became an integral part of his image. United States.
visiting President at Aiwan-e-SaIn 1982, together with other offi- The large-scale nationalization
dr here on Monday.
cers Chavez created a revolution- of the country was immediately
The Egyptian President Mo- ary movement named after Simon condemned by American busihamed Morsi in his address at the Bolivar, and 10 years later led the ness. Major western giants had
luncheon reception said this visit coup against President Carlos An- invested about $17 billion in the
indicated long historic and close dres Perez. The attempted coup country, and had to forget about
ties between the two countries failed and Chavez was sent to pris- these investments and future
and vowed to enhance these ties on. After two years in prison, he profits. They were forced to transto solid foundation in future.
was pardoned by the new president fer majority control to the state
Rafael Caldera. After his release he corporation Petroleos de Venezu“We are looking forward to avail
became involved in political and ela. Along with the oil companies
the opportunities in different seclegal activities. In the presiden- energy and telecommunications
tors in Pakistan and appreciated tial elections of 1998, Chavez won assets also came under the control
US $500 million investment from with 55% of the vote.
of the government went as.
Pakistan to Egypt,” he added.
In 2002, the country once again Chavez organized relations with
Meanwhile, President Zardari faced a coup, this time against Russia differently. After the U.S.
said he is delighted to receive the Chavez. He was removed from his embargo on arms supplies, Venfirst popularly and democratical- post, but after 47 hours returned ezuela began purchasing equiply elected President from Egypt.
to power. He was very popular in ment from Russia. Moscow and
Caracas had close ties in the areas
He said the historic friendship of the country, said the Deputy Direc- of military-technical and oil contor for Research of the Institute of
the two countries is rooted in the
tracts, said the chief editor of the
Latin American Boris Martynov.
common faith and cultural affinimagazine “Latin America” Vladities. He said the visit of President “Chavez lifted rather large segments mir Travkin.
Morsi to Pakistan is another mile- of the population out of poverty
stone in the friendship relations.
and they were grateful to him for “During the presidency, Chavez
that. He provided them with apart- signed a lot of agreements beZardari further said trade and
ments, social support, health, and tween Russia and Venezuela in
commercial exchange should be
various fields which were of ineducation.”- said Martynov
more in future to increase the
terest to both government and
trade volume between the two During Chavez’s presidency the business. This mutually beneficial
countries.
population increased by 7 mil- cooperation was not ideological.

P

H

Our relations with Venezuela are
not, the support of a regime, but
the search for mutually beneficial
contacts,” said Travkin.

YANGON, Burma — Burma’s
government warned Monday that
religious violence could threaten
democratic reforms after antiMuslim mobs rampaged through
three more towns in the country’s
predominantly Buddhist heartland.

T

he mobs destroyed mosques
and burned dozens of homes
over the weekend despite attempts by the government to
stem the nation’s latest outbreak
of sectarian violence.

In an announcement Monday
night on state television, the government pledged to make “utmost
efforts” to halt the violence and
incitement of racial and religious
unrest.
“We also urge the people to avoid
religious extremes and violence
which could jeopardize the country’s democratic reform and development,” it said.
President Thein Sein had declared
an emergency in the affected areas of central Burma on Friday
and deployed army troops to the
worst-hit city, Meikhtila, where
at least 32 people were killed. According to the U.N., more than
12,000 people were displaced.
Monday’s announcement said the
displaced people would be resettled as soon as calm was restored.
The Associated PressSmoke and
flames billow from a burning
building set ablaze in Meikhtila,
where Ethnic unrest between
Buddhists and Muslims continues, in Mandalay division, central
Burma, Thursday,
Muslims in Meikhtila, who make
up about 30 percent of the city’s
100,000 inhabitants, appeared to
have borne the brunt of the devastation. At least five mosques were
set ablaze from Wednesday to
Friday, and most homes and shops
burned were Muslim-owned.

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NEWS

23rd
Pakistan defies US with gas
March In
pipeline to Iran
Pakistan
Construction of pipeline, intended to
History

Monday’s event comes just
days before the government’s term is set to expire
and could be designed to
win votes by making the ruling Pakistan People’s Party
(PPP) look like it is addressPresident Mahmoud Ahmadine- ing the energy crisis.
jad launched the project with his
Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali US opposition
Zardari at a ceremony on the border on Monday, hailing the agree- The US has opposed the project,
ment as a blow to US-led sanc- instead promoting an alternations targeting his country’s oil tive pipeline that runs from the
gas fields of Turkmenistan to Afand gas sector.
ghanistan, Pakistan and then to
The two leaders unveiled a plaque India.
before shaking hands and offering
prayers for the successful conclu- Washington has also championed
sion of the project, which involves a number of electricity-generthe laying of a 780km section of ation projects within Pakistan
the pipeline on the Pakistani side, such as helping to renovate hydropower dams.
expected to cost some $1.5bn.
ranian and Pakistani leaders
have inaugurated the construction of a much-delayed section
of a $7.5bn gas pipeline linking
the two neighbours, defying the
threat of US sanctions.

to our Pakistani counterparts.”
Under US regulations, a wideranging list of business-related
activities with Iran can trigger US
sanctions.
Certain sales of technology or
equipment that allow Iran to develop its energy sector are barred,
as are most transactions involving
gas or other fuels, according to a
January report by the Congressional Research Report.

Iran says it has already finished
its side of the pipeline, which travels
1,150km from the
gas fields to the
Iran-Pakistan borThere are serious doubts, however, der.
about how Pakistan can finance
the project and whether it can go Gas is supposed
through with the project without to start flowing in
facing US sanctions, which Wash- by the end of 2014,
ington has put in place to pressure although few see
Iran over its nuclear programme.
that deadline as realistic considering
Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder, re- the delays so far in
The regulations also bar business
porting from Islamabad, said the the project.
dealings with Iranian financial
agreement with Iran could “entail
institutions.
a heavy price” on Pakistan.
“If this deal is finalised for a proThe pipeline is intended to help
Islamabad overcome its increasing energy needs at a time when
the country is facing increased
blackouts and energy shortages.

“Pakistan is also very dependent
on the United States when it
comes to conventional weapons,”
Hyder said.

posed Iran-Pakistan pipeline, it
would raise serious concerns under our Iran Sanctions Act,” said
Victoria Nuland, the US state department spokeswoman, during a
news briefing in Washington last
week.

But Pakistan also faces an energy
crisis and its needs gas that Iran
can supply, he added.
“We’ve made that absolutely clear

Iran also faces separate EU and
UN sanctions over its controversial nuclear programme, which
the West believes is geared for
building nuclear weapons. Tehran
denies the charge, insisting the
programme is purely for peaceful
purposes.

2

3rd March In Pakistan History which is also known as
the Lahore Resolution is the Day
of freedom and having the importance regarding the Pakistani.
Pakistan is the country which is
the known for its strong culture
and the nation which cannot forget the Past. 23 March In Pakistan
History is the occasion of that
Type. Pakistan (Lahore Resolution) is the Day of Pride towards
the Nation and the Day of feeling
as the nation for every resident of
Pakistan. 23 March In Pakistan
History is the day when the Muslims from the different mind setting get the Platform to speak out
for Lahore Resolution. 23 March
In Pakistan History is also important for Muslims who shows
love and positive feelings against
Lahore (Pakistan Resolution)
which is accepted on 23 March
1940. Pakistan becomes against
many devotions of the nation for
the betterment of the nation and
upcoming cultures in Pakistan.
In Pakistan the day (23 March In
Pakistan History & Lahore resolution) is being celebrated with full
loyalty and joy because of it is the
day when Muslim was accepted
the very first time as a detach nation on 23 March, 1940.

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NEWS

Abbas Town blast: 24
families get Rs1.5m each

Abbas Town bombing culprits
arrested in Karachi, says police
Police further claim to
have recovered around
250 kilos of explosives
from the possession of
the four, who were identified as Irfan, Inamullah, Bashirullah and
Aalam Sher Mehsud.

He claimed the arrested
belong to the TTP and were involved in the Abbas Town blasts
which destroyed several apartinvolved in the Abbas Town ments and shops and also injured
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim blasts which killed more
around 200 people on March
Ali Shah was scheduled to distrib- than 50 people earlier in
3. TTP’s spokesman Ehsanullah
ute compensatory cheques among the month,.
Ehsan however had denied inthe families lost their homes and
volvement of his organisation in
loved ones in the bombing that Police said the suspects were ar- the incident.
killed 51 people and injured over rested on a tip-off from spy agencies and a large quantity of explo- Earlier in the day, another comPPP leader Taj Haider, Commis- 140 others.
sives was recovered from them.
sioner Karachi Syed Hashim Raza
mander of the TTP Qari Bilal was
According
to
the
reports,
minutes
Zaidi, MPA Ms. Humaira Alwani
Speaking to media representa- killed in a shootout with security
and Shia leader Maulana Ahmed before the beginning of the event
tives on Thursday, senior police forces in the city’s Manghopir area.
Iqbal Rizvi and others were present. the women who were seated in
the front rows asked the event official Shahid Hayat said police According to police officials, Qari
Chief Minister said that the new organizers for water. “Around first took into custody two mem- Bilal was involved in the murflats will be provided to those 10 women fell unconscious after bers of the banned Tehrik-i-Tal- der of Parveen Rehman, a social
whose flats were destroyed in the drinking the water served to them.” iban Pakistan (TTP), Khairdeen worker who was gunned down in
and Ishaq, after an encounter in
blast. “A committee is working in
Karachi on Wednesday.
Later,
when
to
news
come
to
the
Karachi’s Sea View area.
this regard,” he told.
surface, the CM House’s spokesPolice, along with Rangers forces,
10 falls unconscious as Sindh CM man said that the water served by “Two pistols and 100 kilos of ex- are carrying out targeted operaHouse serves harmful water: At the caterers in event was harmful plosives were recovered from tions against law breakers and
least 10 women, belonging to the for health. He, however, said that their possession,” said Hayat.
militants in the aftermath of refamilies of the victims who lost only two people including womBoth suspects made intriguing newed wave of violence in Karatheir lives in Abbas Town bomb- an and man fell unconscious after
revelations upon which, Hayat chi, the country’s financial hub
ing, fell unconscious when they drinking the water.
said, police raided Khuda ki Basti which is plagued by political and
in Surjani Town and nabbed four sectarian violence and targeted
killings.
of their accomplices.

KARACHI (PPI): Sindh
Chief Minister Syed
Qaim Ali Shah distributed
cheques each amounting
Rs.1.5 million to the heirs
of 49 victims of Abbas town
bomb blast in a simple ceremony at Chief Minister’s
House Karachi on Tuesday.

were served harmful drinking wa- KARACHI: Karachi police
ter during an event to distribute claim to have arrested six
check at Sindh Chief Minister Pakistani Taliban militants
House here on Tuesday.

MQM denies electoral alliance or seat
adjustment with Musharraf’s party

It also added that no seat adjustment whatsoever with APML was
under consideration.

KARACHI: The Co-ordination Committee of Muttahida
Quami Movement (MQM)
has strongly denied media reports about any alliance with
the party of former president
General (R) Pervez Musharraf, Geo News reported.
According to a statement issued
here, the committee said the
MQM had not entered into any
alliance with the former president
or his party, All Pakistan Muslim
League (APML).

The statement further said that
the reports appearing in a section of press and electronic media
were unfounded and figment of
imagination.
The Co-ordination Committee
expressed its dismay over the misleading news about any electoral
alliance with the APML and said
that if someone had a copy of the
imputed agreement, they should
make it public.
The Committee in the statement
issued also requested reporters of
print and electronic media as well
as anchorpersons to avoid airing
unverified news.

MQM to challenge Karachi delimitation:
Altaf Hussain
KARACHI: The Muttahida
Qaumi Movement (MQ)
Chief Altaf Hussain has
termed the delimitation of
Karachi constituencies as
illegal and announced that
his party would challenge
the move in the courts,
Addressing a meeting of MQM’s
Coordination Committee simultaneously held in Karachi and
London also attended by legal
experts of the party, he directed
them to file petitions against the
Election Commission decision
for carrying out delimitation as
the practice was illegal following
the announcement of election
date and schedule.

He demanded of the Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin
G Ibrahim to immediately withdraw the notification regarding
the delimitations which he said
was a conspiracy to steal MQM’s
mandate.
Rejecting a report produced before the Supreme Court about
presence of an armed wing in the
MQM, he said that there was no
room for criminal elements in the
party.

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NEWS

A friend of Pakistan
and Pakistani Community

Interviewed By Jawaid Riaz
Former state Rep. Robin
Kelly simply won the special
Democratic primary race to
replace the Jesse Jackson Jr.
in Congress, who resigned
in November 2012 after a
month long medical leave.

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is PhD from Northern Illinois University and represent the Illinois State House of
Representative from District 38,
in 2002- 2006. She was the Candidate, Illinois State Treasure in
2010. She is married and has one
son and daughter. She is serving as a Board Member for Hate
Crime commission since 2005 till
present; she is also serving as a
Commissioner in Cook County
Human Rights Commission from
1998 till present. Robin was born
in New York but her hometown
is Matteson, Illinois, where she
worked as Community Affairs Director, for the village of Matteson

from 1992-2006, she also served
as Chief Administrative Officer,
Cook County 2011. Hate Crime
and Gun control became the top
issue in her campaign trail inde-

pendence USA. She is friend of
Pakistani Community and the
volunteers of Pakistan Club are
working for her election campaign day and Night

KMC flower exhibition opens
flowers have given a precious gift
to citizens.
He directed to continue this exhibition till one month. He said every individual would have to play
his role in order to improve and
renovate this city.
He said the flowers, which grow
in Pakistan specially rose, gul-eARACHI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Administradawoodi and jasmine were liked
tor Karachi Metropolitan
in most countries of the world
Corporation, Hashim Raza Zaiand various types of flowers were
di on Tuesday inaugurated the
also exported to other countries
flower exhibition in Bagh Ibn-ewhich generates revenue.
Qasim.
He directed the Director General
Talking to media, he said that
Parks to plant seasonal flowers
flowers increase the beauty of the
on both sides of big roads, islands
environment and leave pleasant
and KMC parks on large scale so
effects on the minds of the people.
that citizens could enjoy spring
The growth of flowers was very
season.
difficult work but KMC gardeners by growing various types of The administrator said that the

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KMC had always patronised these
kinds of activities along with construction works of the City.
He directed the Director General
to start growing 450 types of Gule-Dawoodi flowers now so that
when its seasons comes, a big exhibition could be arranged.

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Country’s first
law university
being set up in
Karachi

NEWS

Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has started scholarship program under
National Outreach Program. The
scholarship program has been
started for those students who
want to avail opportunities to
brighten their future.
LUMS will provide quality of
education through NOP which is
a source to provide scholarships
and other financial aid.

Exiled former president Pervez Musharraf
returns to Pakistan
I have come back.“I am not scared
of anyone but God.”

“I have put my life in danger, but I
want to save Pakistan,” he added.

A

fter more than four years in
self-imposed exile, the former
president of Pakistan, General
Pervez Musharraf landed in Karachi
Sunday.

Applicants are eligible if they
have done matriculation in session 2011-12, got over 80% marks He faces criminal charges, and the
in matric and cant pursue their Taliban have vowed to unleash
studies due to financial problems. a “death squad” to kill him but
Musharraf, who has survived several assassination attempts, has
said he is not concerned.

K

arachi, Country’s first law
university is being established in Karachi. In this regard
an approval has been made by the
Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad
for setting up of Law University.

The statement was released on
Thursday and declared that the
institution would be established
in Karachi.

Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Insaf
to stage rally at
Minar-e-Pakistan

L

AHORE: The Pakistan TehRetired Justice Khalid Ali Z. Qazi
reek-e-Insaf has set the stage
would be chosen as vice-chancel- at the Minar-e-Pakistan for its
lor of the law university.
rally, which the Imran Khan-led
party says is going to create a new
The government of Saudi Arabia
Pakistan.
has started a project “The School
Bag Distribution Project” to de- According to reports two stages
liver 15,000 school bags among have been setup for the leadership
needy students across the country. and newly elected officer bearers
of the party, who would be sworn
In this regard, Pakistan Bait-ulin during the rally.
Mal (PBM) arranged an inspiring
ceremony at the Jinnah Stadium A large number of people includand Saudi Ambassador to Paki- ing women and children have
stan Dr. Abdul Aziz Ibrahim Al- gathered for the rally which after
Ghadeer introduced this project.
a delay will now begin at 5:00 PM.
The Saudi ambassador while expressing his views said that the
project has been introduced to
support and minimize the problems which parents of children
are facing and are unable to provide facilities to their children in
the areas affected by natural disasters in recent years.

As an added security measure,
mobile phone services in the area
have been suspended till 9:00 PM.

Saudi Arabia would provide bags
having books, stationary and other things, he added. He said that
the project is being introduced on
worth of 26 million rupees. These
bags will be given to students in
phases in 138 several areas of Pakistan.

PTI workers, police officials as
well as undercover policemen
will be deployed around the venue of the rally, which according
to political commentators would
decide the party’s future in the
upcoming elections to be held in
May.

Security arrangements have also
been finalized for the rally with
the Bomb Disposal Squad, Special
Brach of the police and other secret agencies giving clearance.

In a speech to hundreds of people
Sunday, he appeared upbeat and
vowed to stay and fight for the
nation.

During his speech, heavily armed
police stood nearby, and after his
statement, he was whisked away
to an undisclosed location for
safety reasons.
The Taliban militants have threatened to kill him upon his return,
but as the New York Times reported, Musharraf has brushed
aside the concerns for his life.
Earlier Sunday, there were scenes
of jubilation at Karachi airport as
people waited for him to return.
People danced and waved the
country’s flag.

Musharraf, who quit as president
in 2008 to avoid possible impeach“I respect your emotions,” he said, ment, ended his self-imposed exile vowing to contest May’s genwaving to the crowd.
eral election.
“Thank you. Thank you,” he said as “If he is arrested and tried for his
his supporters shouted “Long live past behavior, it could alarm the
Musharraf!”
army. If he goes free, it will spark
“I have returned. People used to
think that I would not return but

olling Meadows, IL. Human Development Foundation (HDF) and Kulsoom
Foundation celebrated ‘Rahmania For Sonia’ on Sat., 23
Feb. 2013 at Meadows Club
(2950 Golf Rd, Rolling Meadows, Ill.). Hosted by Kulsoom
Foundation and attended by
over 400 people, the theme
of the evening was ‘A girl, A
Dream, A Mission’. It was
about Sonia Shah who wanted
to help poor girls of a small village in Pakistan by building a
school but could not complete
her mission due to a tragic accident in summer of 2012. The
fundraiser included live and
silent auction, a dance performance by Sonia’s friend Shimoli Shah and choreographed
dance performance by Dhrishti
Art at A.R. Rahman music,
which kept people engage
and glued to the stage till mid
night. All the proceeds will go
to building Sonia Shah Memorial School in village Kangra in
rural North West of Pakistan.
Of Pashtun heritage, Sonia
lived and studied in four countries, Thailand, England, US
and finally graduated a year
early from Zurich International School in Switzerland. An
honor student she had a thirst
for understanding the world

around her. In 2011, she was
the youngest intern on Capitol Hill and in 2012 among the
youngest intern at Obama’s
campaign headquarters. In his
condolence letter President
Obama says ‘though Sonia was
the one of the youngest intern,
she was most determined’. Her
mother Iram made a passionate
speech drawing a picture of girl
who loved humanity and wanted to make a difference. She
shared what Sonia had said in
her college application: ‘I want
to serve and help others. I want
to leave this world knowing
that I have changed it in some
quantifiable, positive way, no
matter how minuscule. I want
to make history, instead of just
witnessing it’. Iram went on to
describe her daughter as someone with innate balance, an
ability to see both sides of every issue: proud to be Pakistani
Muslim yet all American girl,
compassionate yet practical;
cosmopolitan but never forgetting her roots’. She was keenly
aware of the sacrifices of her
grandmother ‘Kulsoom’ after
whom she named the foundation. During her gap year, Sonia prepared everything from
the website to logo herself. She
knocked at every NGO and
presented her case. She raised
enough money to buy a piece
of land for the school but once

the foundation was laid out
the tragedy struck. Iram also
shared Sonia’s blogs when she
visited Pakistan. Sonia created
a website where she blogged
her experiences in Kangra.
‘The poorest families do to the
utmost to school their sons,
but not their daughters’.
Hamza Hayaauddin gave
the welcome address, recalling how he first met Sonia at
an event and how she left an
impact on her. He also read a
poem that he wrote for her.
After the Quranic recitation
by Azhar Gumra, translated by
Usra Ghazi and Iram’s speech,
Dr. Asif Anwar read the Urdu
poem he wrote for Sonia right
after her death. The English
translation was written and
read by Danial Noorani, who
was a mentor and guide for Sonia specially in her community
endeavors. Danial talked about
the first time he met Sonia and
was struck by her maturity, her
ability to achieve so much at
a young age of 17....more than
anyone can achieve in their
entire lifetime. He was also
impressed by the various languages that she spoke.
Dr. Mian Arshad Jan the key
note speaker recounted how,
instead of crying and moping,
his younger sister Iram threw
herself into Sonia’s project. “In
the end, it’s not the years in
your life that count. It’s the life
in your years,” he quipped from
Lincoln. He recounted various
incidents attesting to Sonia’s
maturity, spirit of self-sacrifice,
and commitment to women’s
rights and self-expression particularly in the Islamic context,
e.g., “why do women have to
cover their faces, when they
are not allowed to do so during
hajj?” Pakistan spends a measly 2.9% of GDP on education and 8 times that amount
on defense, thus leaving 7.3M
children out of school.

ter to his critics. Greg spoke
eloquently about Sonia’s spirit
and her courage and the importance of keeping her legacy
alive. He warned that
Pakistan’s

population
will
double in next 28–32
years without women’s education, which is what the rural
and illiterate women he personally interviewed want
for their children.

Dr.
Siraj Ahmed
from DCA promote all
India and Pakistani cultural
event for last 10 years. He donate cricket bat signed by Imran Khan, Basket ball, Base ball
and Silk Shawl from India donate for this occasion. Three tables from VIP was also booked
for his family and friends to
support Sonia’s
dream.

Iram introduced her friend
and well-known author Greg
Mortenson, who is passionate about girls’ education, esThe Fund
pecially in Pakistan. During a
raising and live auccontroversy in 2011 about his tion was conducted by Nabeework, young Sonia had stuck la Rasheed and Dr. Mujahid
her neck out by writing a let- Ghazi, and was accompanied

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by a slide show specifying the
various levels of investment
from water filtration plant for
$16000 to building 12 rooms
each for $5000 and $1000 for
electricity
and
gas etc.

T h e
response to fundraising request was excellent. In auction, the highlight
was a painting named ‘Nukta’
i.e. starting point painted by
2 artist Sadia Uqaili and Zafar
Malik. It was inspired by
Sonia and an

‘Ode to Sonia’ completed this
very month in acrylic and gold
was sold for $10K. Two sets of
autographed memorabilia (bat,
ball, and book) gifted by Pakistani cricketer turned politician Imran Khan sold for $1700
and $1650. Other items included a basketball signed by Derrick Rose, unique
book of

Bulle Shah’s poetry, and two iPads raffled
at the end. The silent auction
consisted of couple of beautiful pieces jewelry, tickets to
concert, Red door spa gift certificate and many other items.
All were sold.
Kulsoom

Foundation

and

NEWS

HDF share the commitment to
help the disadvantaged in Pakistan. HDF combats extreme
poverty by “Helping people
help themselves.” Their comprehensive holistic model is
focused on lasting change in
5 key areas: education, health
care, economic growth, social
mobilization, and sustainable
environment. Fully aligned
with Millennium Development Goals, HDF continues
to work towards ensuring
that by 2015, boys and girls
in its program areas have the
opportunity to complete primary schooling while eliminating gender disparity in the
school system. Together with
HDF-USA, the Kulsoom Foundation is working to realize Sonia’s dream of economic, social,
and political growth and development for the girls of Pakistan. HDF is registered under
section 501(c)(3) with Tax ID:
36-4184940. Donations are tax
deductible: https://www.facebook.com/KulsoomFoundation
Dinner served by The Meadows Club was followed by
thumping Bollywood dances
choreographed to a chronology of AR Rehman hits presented by Dhrshti Arts, which
thrilled the audience and retained them into the midnight
hour.

formed by the MKM
Bollystars form California comprising a
troupe of very talented
choreographers
and
performers
Shivani
Thakkar, Joya Kazi,
Gloria Lanuza and Erika. The lighting patterns designed by Ryan
Williams enhanced the
ambience and feel.
Visiting actor and Kathak exponent Aditi Bhagwat then
wowed the audience with her
dazzling choreography on Rahman’s signature tune Manmohana from the period classic
Jodha Akbar. She later went
on to perform on Rahman’s expansive compositions, Mai Albeli from Zubeida and Mai vari
vari from Mangal Pandey.

the efforts of a bright young
girl Sonia Shah who passed
away very young at seventeen,
but not before she had made
her contribution for the betterment of the girl child in a
remote area of Pakistan, by
preparing grounds to build a
school.

The bereaved parents Iram and
Mehmood Shah have taken
up the mantle of fulfilling the
The popular Mukkala Muqadreams of their bright little
bla performed with vigor and
girl, by making the school hapskill by Bliss and Erika
had the audience up
on their feet while the
sublime Aur Ho from
the movie Rockstar
performed by JT Tyler,
Joya Nandy Kazi and
Shivani, Gloria and Erika was remarkable for
its poise and intensity.

Salsa diva Dora Baroti
and Chris Manning
then unveiled a very
skillful and energetic choreography
in Salsa and Cha Cha to
It was an orgy of dance, music,
lights and sound as Dhrishti’s Rahman’s Masakkali from the
presentation Rahmania wowed movie Delhi 6. The grace and
the audience at the Kulsoom flexibility of the pair had the
Foundation/HDF fund raiser audience in raptures.
for the late Sonia Shah.
The surprise packet of the eveThe tribute to the Oscar win- ning, the hip hop and lock and
ning composer AR Rahman poppers led by Daniel” Brave
which was narrated by She- Monk” Haywood held sway
bani Kulkarni and scripted by with their spins, locks, twists
Madan Kulkarni took the en- and pops to Rahman’s chart
raptured audience through toppers from Oscar
Slumdog
the life and achievements winning
Millionaire.
Along
of the maestro with visuals,
facts and some originally cho- with MKM Bollystars
reographed dances set to his version of Jai Ho they
concluded the evening
compositions.
with a crescendo of
Chicago based duo Megan moves set to Rahman’s
Hartman and Jessica Beuck- drums from the latest
man kicked off the show with hit Jab Tak Hai Jaan.
a spirited choreography set to
Rahman’s Spirit of Rangeela. It was an amazing conThis was followed by the popu- clusion to event which
lar Barso re Megha megha per- aimed to supplement

pen with the help of their Kulsoom Foundation, the Human
Development Foundation and
some generous donors.
“We are privileged to be associated with this cause and were
glad that we were able to help
in a little way in making this
event such a success” said Shebani and Madan Kulkarni, the
founders of Dhrishti Arts and
the Meadows Club.

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Unpaid Dues to the City? Sen. The Skokie Caucus Party
Silverstein’s Bill
Candidates are Experienced,
would allow City
Dedicated, and friends
to Boot Cars
of the ethnic communities
By Ahmed Khan
PINION: Last week, Illinois
of the village.
Governor Pat Quinn proO
posed $309 million in cuts from
The early voting date is
the Illinois State Board of Educafrom
Adam
Braun,
a
lobbyist
reption’s K-12 spending budget and a
$93 million cut from the Illinois resenting some of the collection
scheduled for March 25th
higher education budget to ad- firms. Collection firms are trying
dress the State’s dismal financial to find a better avenue to collect
and the final voting
debt. Such cuts to Illinois educa- money to help municipalities.” So
tion would be devastating further Sen. Silverstein works on behalf
date is April 9th.
burdening districts in tight fiscal of lobbyists and collection firms,
situations and most strongly af- not the citizens of IL?
fecting low property value and Many who have called the Senaminority communities.
tor expressing opposition to the
Bill
have gotten responses that
One would assume that state legisthe
“bill
is not going anywhere.”
lators would do anything to work
towards pension reform and avoid My concern in all of this from the
budget cuts affecting the future beginning was that it was done
of Illinois’ children. Wrong. Rath- at the behest of a lobbyist friend
er than spending time to solve the in the first place. The response
State’s pension crisis and pend- is not assuring enough. I undering education funding cuts, State stand that people must pay their
Senator Ira Silversten D-Chicago bills but not everyone is a law(whose district include parts of breaker or a deadbeat that needs
Skokie, Niles, Morton Grove and to be punished so. People must
Lincolnwood, West Rogers Park, pay their bills and fines but they
and Albany Park areas) is too busy may be in situations of hardship
playing Collections Agent for the for a reason. This will certainly
pose severe hardship on all people
city of Chicago.
especially those who are laid-off
Sen. Silverstein introduced Sen- or unemployed. Even for those
ate Bill IL SB0036 that would al- who are employed - this is an UNlow the city of Chicago and other ETHICAL & UNJUST means of
municipalities to boot and sell governing. Some people are just
cars belonging to people who owe going through a hard time and
the city money on a court judg- the context of the bill is absurd. If
ment. If the vehicle owner doesn’t a person owes money in the first
pay their debt within 24 hours of place, how are they supposed to
their car being booted, the city pay for boot removal, towing and
would be allowed to impound the storage fees, etc. in proper time?
vehicle, even if the owner was not Perhaps their car is their only
present for a boot hearing, and means of getting to work. Use
put it up for sale at a public auc- CTA they may say. But single ride
tion within 21 days to pay off the fares are set to increase! Bills like
debt. This would include judg- Sen. Silverstein’s would make it
ments against unpaid utility bills harder for the average citizen to
directly collected by municipali- survive! I would go as far as saying
ties such as water. With the new it is anti-middle and low income
increase in city of Chicago’s water individuals.
and sewage fees in 2012, this could
An individual initiated a petition
affect more people than normal.
advocating against IL Senate Bill
The worst part of this is that Sen. SB0036 on the popular petition
Silverstein told Crain’s Chicago website, SignOn.org, which reBusiness that he introduced the ceived over 6,000 signatures in
bill for a lobbyist friend who rep- just two days. If you oppose this
resents a law firm with a large bill then please call Sen. Silvercollections practice and later stein’s office at (773) 743-5015 or
revealed to Chicago Sun Times (217) 782-5500 to express your disreporters that “This came to me pleasure to SB0036.

Report by: Jawaid Riaz, Bureau Chief PakistanAbroad

T

he Skokie Caucus party was
established in an effort to
bring professional, non-political
management into government,
to handle the operations and affairs of the Village of Skokie. A
group of Skokie citizens took on
the existing political powers and
helped transform Skokie into a
professionally managed Village
that espoused open and honest
government. Skokie is the fastest
growing suburb of Chicago.

ipate in the public affairs of Skokie. It is our conviction that the
best way to promote honest and
efficient government is through
actively working to elect qualified
candidates for public office
These are the Skokie Caucus Party Candidates, who I interviewed
at MCC:

Mayor Georgevan Dusen, who
has served the village through
the past four years and his efforts
With the help of the support- have brought the name of the vilers of the new Caucus Party, in lage leader in municipal services.
1959, Skokie Caucus Party can- Pramod Shah for Clerk, who has
didates won and the Party has been involved with local governbeen successfully involved in the ment since 1999, and is a chemist
Skokie landscape since that time, by profession
ensuring open government that
encourages public participation, Randall Roberts for Trustee, has
and professional management. As been serving the village since
a result, by example, the Village 200,1 and he is also served as an
is the only municipality in the Assistant State Attorney in Cook
country with a fully accredited County and prosecuted hundreds
Police Department, Public Works of criminal cases
Department and Fire Department,
The Skokie Caucus Party Candiwith an ISO rating of 1.
dates are Experience, Dedicated,
The Skokie Caucus Party is com- and friends of the ethnic committed to assuring progressive, munities of the village. The early
good government in the Village of voting date is schedule for March
Skokie. The Party is dedicated to 25th and the final voting date is
encouraging individuals to partic- April 9th.

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MQM Chicago Celebrates
29th Foundation Day
The Chief Guest of the
evening was MNA
Mohterma Khushbakht
Shujaat
The master of the ceremony
was prominent poet and
writer, Anwar Ali Roomy
Report by Jawaid Riaz
QM Chicago Chapter Organized a gathering of MQM
workers, community leader and
leaders of the Christian community to celebrate the 29th foundation day of MQM. The chief guest
of the evening was MNA Mohterma Khushbakht Shujaat and
among the attendees were Central
Organizer Junaid Fahmi, Member Central Organizing Committee Wakeel Jamali, accompanied

who always stands up for minorities.
Central Organizer Junaid Fahmi
in his address, discussed the transition of APMSO, into Mohajir
Qaumi Movement, and finally
into Muttahida Qaumi Movement and its role in the overseas
in particular in USA. He paid respect to QET Altaf Hussain for
his guidance and vision.
MNA Mohterma Khushbakht
Shujaat, in her address, thanked
the workers and their families
for arranging such a prestigious
evening to celebrate MQM’s 29th
Foundation day. She spoke of Mr.
Altaf Hussain’s inspiring vision
and guidance. She said because of
Mr. Altaf Hussain’s philosophy of
Realism and Practicalism, along
with the development by MQM,
empowering the masses, sending

The master of the ceremony was
the prominent poet and writer
Anwar Ali Roomy. The program
was started with the recitation
of the Holy Quran by Syed Aryan
Hussain
Adnan Siddiqui, In-Charge MQM
Chicago Chapter paid tribute to
MQM founder and leader Mr.
Altaf Hussain, and highlighted
the MQM’s struggle and success
through these past 29 years. He
also thanked the attendees and
especially the leaders of the Pakistani and Christian Community.

educated middle class representatives to parliament and other
elected positions throughout
democratic framework, including
the local body system had become
a reality.

Tahir Farooqui and Syed Ayaan
Hussain presented a skit about
the history of APMSO to MQM,
Pastor Herbert Francis in his which was appreciated by all. A
speech commended MQM leader, documentary about the history of
Mr. Altaf Hussain on his vision the MQM party was showcased
and leadership for his nation. He while many party-anthems were
further stated that Mr. Altaf Hus- played throughout the night.
sain is the only leader in Pakistan

BENONI: South African captain AB de Villiers hit an unbeaten 95 to guide his side to a
series-clinching six-wicket win
in the fifth and final one-day
international against Pakistan
at Willowmoore Park on Sunday.

D

e Villiers, who was dropped
on one, overcame some hostile bowling on an unpredictable pitch as South Africa chased
down Pakistan’s 204 all out with
six overs to spare.

On a day when most batsmen
struggled to time the ball consistently, De Villiers made his runs
off just 111 balls. He hit nine
fours and a six.
A fourth wicket partnership of
87 off 88 balls with Farhaan Behardien (35) made South Africa’s
victory virtually certain after
Pakistan’s new ball bowlers, Mohammad Irfan and Junaid Khan,
caused early problems on a pitch
where some deliveries bounced
alarmingly, while others kept low.
Pakistan seemed headed for a
more competitive total when they
reached 151 for four in the 35th
over after winning the toss.
Ryan McLaren took three wickets
in 13 balls to swing the match in
South Africa’s favour.
McLaren had Shoaib Malik caught
at midwicket and three balls later,
with the last delivery before the
batting power play, he had big-hitting Shahid Afridi caught at deep
square leg without scoring.
Pakistan’s hopes then rested with
their captain, Misbah-ul-Haq, who
had played a match-winning innings of 80 when Pakistan squared
the series at 2-2 with a three-wicket win in Durban on Thursday.

ing a series against New Zealand
and Morkel missed the first four
matches against Pakistan because
of a hamstring injury.

For the first time this season,
South Africa fielded their two
leading strike bowlers, Dale Steyn
and Morne Morkel, in their oneday international team.
The pair had been rotated dur-

Nadal served three love games in
the third set, capping his last one
with a 123-mph ace that gave him
a 5-3 lead.

Del Potro came from love-40
down and fought off three match
points to hold at 5-4. But Nadal
served out the match, dropping
just one point in the final game.
As Del Potro’s forehand sailed
wide on his fourth match point,
Nadal collapsed flat on his back
after playing two and half hours
was described as a chronic left anin
the desert heat.
Indian Wells is his first hardkle injury which kept him off the
court title since Tokyo in October
He got up and hugged Del Potro,
field for most of Pakistan’s run
2010, having lost in six previous
then trotted behind the baseline
chase in Durban.
finals on the surface. He won his
to clasp hands with billionaire
He was replaced by 20-year-old 600th career match and will move
tournament owner Larry Ellison
left-hander Quinton de Kock.
to No. 4 in the rankings released
of Oracle Corp. before falling to
De Kock looked out of his depth Monday.
his knees near the net and raisand was bowled by Junaid Khan
Nadal broke a tie with Roger Fe- ing his arms in celebration. Nadal
for three, while Hashim Amla was
derer with his record 22nd career playfully took a bite out of the
unusually subdued in scoring 22
ATP Tour Masters 1000 title. He Baccarat crystal trophy.
off 65 balls. With Colin Ingram
earned $1 million for his third Inbowled by off-spinner Mohamdian Wells title.
mad Hafeez for 15, South Africa
needed a partnership.
Del Potro came up short in his bid
De Villiers edged Junaid low to to beat three Top-10 players in the
Younis Khan at slip when he had same tournament for the second
one and the chance went down. time in his career. He defeated No.
The South African captain was 3 Andy Murray and No. 1 Novak
soon into his stride as he took Djokovic in three sets apiece in behis aggregate for the series to 367 coming the second Argentine since

Golf: Justin Rose
takes early
Arnold Palmer
Invitational lead

As he had in Durban, Misbah started cautiously and he had scored runs at an average of 91.75. He
only 24 runs off 46 balls when was named man of the match and
he was caught behind to become man of the series. (AFP)
McLaren?s third victim.
McLaren finished with three for
32, with all his wickets coming in
a three-over third spell which cost
only five runs.

R

afael Nadal rallied from a set
and 1-3 down in the second to
beat Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-3,
6-4 in the BNP Paribas Open final,
Although Steyn and Morkel only giving the Spaniard his third title
took one and two wickets re- in four tournaments since returnspectively, they contributed to a ing from a seven-month injury layoff.
much-improved South African
Nadal improved to a career-best
bowling performance.
17 wins from 18 matches this
Despite an innings of 48 off 51
year, including 14 straight wins.
balls by Kamran Akmal, and a
He’s won three titles, two on clay
third wicket stand of 66 between
while runner-up in another on his
Akmal and Younis Khan (29) the
favorite surface, since returning
Pakistanis were unable to domifrom a left knee injury.
nate the bowling at any stage during their innings after Misbah Maria Sharapova defeated Carowon the toss and decided to bat.
line Wozniacki 6-2, 6-2 to win her
South Africa were without open- first title of the year in the woming batsman and Test captain en’s final between two former
Graeme Smith because of what top-ranked players.

Guillermo Villas in 1977 to reach
the final here.

PBA: Air21 Express go streaking, beat
SMC for third straight win
Air21 Express KG Canaleta (R)
aims a shot over San Mig Coffee
Wesley Gonzales, during their
PBA game, Wednesday at the
Cuneta Astrodome. The Express
won out, 87-82, to pick up their
third straight win, following a 1-5
start to the conference.

England’s Justin Rose blasts his
way out of the bunker on the 11th
hole during first round of play in
the Arnold Palmer Invitational
PGA golf tournament in Orlando,
Florida, Thursday (Friday, PHL
time). Armed with a seven-underpar 65, Rose is the early leader of
the tourney.

17

March - 2013

Bollywood

Bollywood reacts to Sanjay Extremely tough time for me and
my family: Trishala Dutt
Dutt’s
conviction
B
ollywood personalities
voiced their shock on
Sanjay Dutt’s 5 year jail
sentence under the Arms
Act in connection with
the 1993 Mumbai Blasts
which took the lives of 257
people:

Priyanka Chopra: My
heart goes out to Sanju sir and
his family..the nicest gentlest
person..I pray for some respite for
him through our judiciary..
Mahesh Bhatt: Heart Broken. Just
heard that Sanjay Dutt has to go
to jail for five years. I expected
mercy! Alas, it did not happen.

Sanjay Dutt’s family members are
dealing with some tough times as
Sanjay is sentenced to five years
imprisonment for illegal possession of weapons in a case linked
to the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai.

His daughter Trishala tweeted,
“Thank you for all your prayers
and concerns. Extremely tough
time for me and my family...were
all in shock be we have to be
strong. Going thru tough times
heart goes out to him and his famright now, seriously don’t know
ily. He was a fighter, is one and
what to do right now. I wanna
will always be one.
thank each and every single indi- his first marriage, with late wife
Richa Sharma. She lives in New
Dabboo Ratnani: Shattered to vidual for your prayers.”
York with her grandparents. She
hear about Sanjay Dutt. Love him.
Trishala is Sanjay’s daughter from is however, very close to dad Sanjay.
He is like my elder brother and
has a pure heart of gold. God give
him strength.

A Minute With: Madhuri Dixit

Celina Jaitly: I am shocked to hear
the verdict on Mr. Dutt. My heart
goes out to the Dutt family. We
all love you Mr Dutt.

Kunal Kohli: The real planners of
the 1993 blasts are sitting safely
in Pakistan. Till they are brought
to book, justice will not be served.
Sanjay Dutt, also, had several films
The 1993 blast case should not be
lined up including Zanjeer, Unmade about Sanjay Dutt.
gli, Ghanchakkar, P.K., Policegiri
Karan Johar: I am truly shattered and Munnabhai Part 3. Zanjeer,
to hear of Sanju’s sentence... the Ghanchakkar and P.K are unlikenicest guy I have known just ly to be affected as the actor has
doesn’t deserve this. My heart finished shooting for these films.
The most heavily affected film,by
goes out to him.
Sanjay’s conviction, will of course
Vishal Dadlani: I stand with San- be the much awaited Munnabhai
jay Dutt, always will. He’s my Part 3 in which Sanjay plays the
brother. He made mistakes, but lead role. Munnabhai Part 3 was
he’s served more than his time, in to go on floors early next year
terms of mental stress. I am not
contesting or denying the law, Here’s what the producer of Pobut it breaks my heart that he has licegiri and director of Munnabto face this. He has done so much, hai Part 3 have to say:
so selflessly for so many! When I
barely knew him, I needed some
personal help in a family matter. I
just asked, and Sanjay went above
and beyond duty to help. I’m not
denying the law. But am I not allowed to feel sad for a friend?

“Just 12 to 15 days shoot is left. I
am not keen to talk about the
budget for the film, but it should
be around Rs 25 crore. But as I
said before, I am not bothered
about the film, I am only worried
about Sanjay Dutt,” TP Aggarwal
Shekhar Ravijani: He’s the most (producer of Policegiri) said.
loved person in the business. One
“I can’t imagine Munna Bhai seof the nicest people I know. Man
ries without Sanjay Dutt. But unwith a big heart. My brother. I am
fortunately, things are not in our
with Sanjay Dutt.
hands. I feel it a very harsh punishment.
I am surprised as much
Ashish Chowdhry: There are bad
as
you
all
are surprised with this
guys, there are nice guys. Sanjay
Dutt most definitely is the latter. news. Our film has not yet gone
By far he’s the kindest and nicest on floors, but just imagine about
other producers and directors,
guy I know. I’m really sad.
who have done films half-way
Aftab Shivdasani: Sad to know with Sanjay.” Subhash Kapoor (dithe verdict on Sanjay Dutt, my rector of Munnabhai Part 3) said.

to become a dancer and making a
comeback in films.

Q: Can you learn dance online?
A: “Yeah, because a lot of it is visual and if there are the right instructions … I wouldn’t say it is
the easiest thing in the world, but
for someone who knows even a
little bit of dancing, it’ll be great.
For someone who doesn’t know
anything at all, it’ll be a bit of an
issue, but at least you get to learn
at your own pace. You don’t have
to wait to join a dance class — you
can learn at your own time.”

MUMBAI: Madhuri
Dixit’s smile may have
launched a hundred
brands but it set many
more hearts aflutter.
The actress returns to
the big screen this year
with her first Bollywood
releases since “Aaja
Nachle” in 2007.

Q: What is the one thing you
can’t learn in dance and has to
be inherent?

A: “Well, sometimes I would say
grace is inherent but then you can
also learn it. The most important
thing to overcome is inhibitions.
A lot of people cannot dance because they are inhibited. ‘Oh, I
can’t dance’ or ‘I have two left
feet’ or maybe someone has commented on their dancing a while
back. When you enjoy something,
ixit returned to India in 2011, you might be doing the simplest
several years after she gave of moves, but they still look so
up her movie career to marry a beautiful.”
doctor based in the United States.
The actress recently launched an Q: Any important advice about
online dance academy, where she dance that you have got and
hopes to connect with fans and still remember?
teach them some of her popular
A: “My guruji (teacher) used to
dance moves.
always say ‘you should talk with
Dixit, 45, spoke to Reuters about your eyes’ and that’s very true.
her new venture, what one needs Your eyes should say it all.”

D

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March - 2013

SHOWBIZ

Q: Did you see yourself becom- and everything. It is a wonderful
ing an entrepreneur at some time for women in Indian cinema.”
point in time?
Q: What does it take to make a
A: “Well, not exactly an entrepre- comeback in this industry?
neur but I definitely wanted to
do something with dance. This
is a boon to me — being online.
Because then you don’t just reach
out to 200-300 people — you
reach out to the whole world. You
get a cross-section of students.”

A: “We try to make myths that you
cannot come back. I don’t think
that is true. You are like every
other professional in any other
industry. So many women take a
break after a baby and come back.
There is Kajol who is still workQ: How has your second stint ing, Juhi (Chawla), there is Vidya
in India been for you? Was it (Balan) who is working after maraccording to your expecta- riage. There was Waheedaji who
tions?
worked after marriage, Sharmilaji, Raakhee ji … so many women.
A: “I came back because of a lot of
This is all just a myth.”
reasons. Somewhere, it was destiny. I had to come back — it was
just a question of when. Secondly,
we came back because my kids are
at the right age where they will
be able to adjust to a new atmosphere and culture. They love it
here — they are happy and enjoy
it. The only thing they miss about
Denver is the space, but you make
that little compromise. They are
happy because their friends can
just walk into the house and play
with them — there are no ‘play
dates’ to fix up.

Pakistani super
model Mehreen
Syed got married

“For my parents, it’s wonderful,
because they are back to their
birthplace and familiar surroundings — in America they felt like
strangers. For me and my husband,
it is about giving back and this is
just the first step. There will be
something in the healthcare region too but that is still in the
planning stages.”

O

ne of Pakistani super model
Mehreen Syed got married
with Ahmad Sheikh who is also
a famous businessman, wedding
ceremony was held in Lahore on
21 Feb 2013. Both bride and groom
wore white dresses on there Nikah day, in white wedding dress
Mehreen look very pretty and all
Q: Have your fans remained guests who are invited as well as
the same? What are their ex- members of her family wearing
pectations from you?
white dresses.

A: “They still want another ‘Ek do
teen’ from me. They always ask
me, ‘when do we see you dancing
next.’”

Q: So when is your next ‘Ek Do
Teen’ number?
A: “I don’t know. Right now, I
am busy with ‘Gulaab Gang’ and
‘Dedh Ishqiya’. It will be great to
work with Naseerji (Naseeruddin
Shah) and Arshad Warsi.”

It is first marriage of Mehreen
Syed but second of his husband
Ahmed Humayun Shaikh. Ahmed
is son of fashion designer Nasreen
Humayun. Ahmad has two Children from his first marriage. No
Clear Reports that either Ahmad
Gave divorce to his first wife or
not.

Mehreen take start of the career
in 2000, she has become a household name of Pakistan modelling
industry.
Mehreen has won InterQ: Are roles easy to come by?
national Model of the Year award
A: “Yeah, this was the right time in 2005. Last year, she achieved
to come back. Women are not to enter in World’s Sexiest Asian
perceived as avenging angels or Women 2012 list, and she was on
the victims today. Roles are made 10th position. She is also going to
where they are modern women – start her acting career from Bolworking, handling their houses lywood movie. Started work in

movie name ‘Chambeli’. Syed is
the first Pakistani model to have
appeared on the cover of the popular Middle East fashion magazine Alamra.
Mehreen said on her Facebook
page,
”Today is the first day of the
rest of my new life; A shot from
my Nikkah reception yesterday
– please remember me in your
prayers – Love Mehreen.”
Many celebrities was invited at
this ceremony but the most prominent were Neha, Shehzad of
Ather Shehzad , Saba of La Chanetelle, Iffat Omer.

Iconic
Princess Diana dresses
fetch $1.2M in UK

LONDON: A collection of
some of Princess Diana’s
most memorable evening
gowns, including one she
wore to a White House
dinner where she danced
with John Travolta, fetched
over 800,000 pounds ($1.2
million) at a London auction Tuesday.

ish gentleman as a surprise to
cheer up his wife.”
Nine other of Diana’s dresses
were sold to bidders, which came
from around the world and included three museums, the auction house said.

Two dresses by Catherine Walker,
one of Diana’s favorite designers,
went for 108,000 pounds each.
They were a black velvet and
beaded gown worn for a Vanity
Diana famously wore the deep
Fair photo shoot by Mario Tesnavy, figure-hugging velvet gown
tino at Kensington Palace in 1997,
to a gala dinner hosted by Presiand a burgundy crushed velvet
dent Ronald Reagan, during her
gown the princess wore to the
and Prince Charles’ first joint
film premiere of “Back to the Fustate visit to the US in 1985. Photure” in 1985.
tographs of her taking to the
White House dance floor with Diana sold dozens of her dresses
Travolta have become some of at a New York charity auction at
the most celebrated images of the the suggestion of her son, Prince
princess.
William, in 1997 — three months
The Victor Edelstein gown was before she died in a Paris car crash.
sold for 240,000 pounds, Kerry Florida-based socialite Maureen
Taylor Auctions said. It came Dunkel bought about a dozen of
slightly below the expected maxi- the dresses — including the 10
mum price of 300,000 pounds.
to be sold next month — and put
them up for auction in Canada in
The auction house did not dis2011, but the prices were set too
close the identity of the buyer,
high and many dresses didn’t sell.
only saying it was sold to a “Brit-

19

March - 2013

Art / Literature

Shabnam Shakeel passes away

ISLAMABAD: Poet, writer,
intellectual and academician,
Shabnam Shakeel, died on 2nd,
March, Saturday in Karachi. Her
funeral will be offered in H-11
graveyard on Sunday, in Islamabad.

S

habnam Shakeel was born on
March 12, 1942, in Lahore. She
started writing at an early age and
published her first book “Tanqee- graduate from Oriental College,
di Mazameen” in 1965.
Lahore, and completed MA in
Besides, she also published books Urdu Literature.

After completing her studies, she
joined Queen’s Mary College, Lahore, as a teacher.
She spent 30 years in the education sector, teaching at Lahore
College for women, Government
Girls College, Quetta, and Federal
Government College F-7/2 Islamabad.

In 2005, she co-authored research
work with Khalida Hussain and
Dr Salim Akhtar, which was sponsored by the Ministry of Women She was the daughter of Syed
Abid Ali Abid, a renowned poet,
Development.
critic, and academician.
Shabnam Shakeel won many
awards including Pride of Performance. Chairman‚ Pakistan Academy of
Letters Abdul Hameed expressed
She was married in 1967 to Syed grief and sorrow over the demise
Shakeel Ahmad, a civil servant. of Shabnam Shakeel.
She leaves behind two sons,
Waqar Hasnain Ahmad and Je- Prime Minister Raja Pervez
hanzeb Ahmad and one daughter Ashraf has expressed grief and
sorrow over her death.
Malahat Awan.
Shabnam attended Kinnaird College, Lahore, and later completed
her graduation from Islamia College, Lahore. She did her post-

Professor
Sibt-e-Jafar
laid to rest amid
sobs, tears, cries

In his message, the prime minister
conveyed his heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the members
of the bereaved family.

poet and a teacher but also a great
human being. The authority conAll the mourners were consoling cerned was well aware of the life
each another with tearful eyes. threats which the late professor
As soon as the coffin of the mar- was receiving by some unknown
tyred arrived from Masjid Khairul extremists but the administration
Amal to Amroha Ground, people did nothing for the protection of
in the ground and from the roof- his life.
tops showered the coffin with
rose petals. The entire ground was He said all academic activities remained suspended in all the pubfull of the mourners.
lic colleges of the province, while
Sibt-e-Jafar was the principal of a condolence meeting was held at
a government degree college. He DJ Government Science College
was also a lawyer, a great poet, to remember his great services to
Marsia narrator, educationist and the education sector.
a scholar. He imparted training
to many people and left thou- On the other hand, literary cirsands of students among others as cles in the metropolis have condemned the brutal targeted killmourners.
ing of Sibte Jafar. They said that
Allama Nasir Jafri, secretary gen- the city had become safe haven
eral of the MWM, has demanded for terrorists and criminals workthe government to arrest the as- ing under the names of religion
sassins forthwith. He demanded and ethnicities.
compensation for the heirs of the
martyrs. He expressed profound Prof Dr Iqbal Chaudhry, director
condolence to the family. He International Centre for Chemitermed his untimely death in tar- cal and Biological Sciences, Kageted firing an irreparable loss to rachi University, condemned the
killing of Prof Jafar, and termed
nation and country.
the incident as irreparable loss
SPLA BOYCOTTS CLASSES that cannot be recovered.
ACROSS SINDH: Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association Renowned intellectual poet Fi(SPLA) boycotted all academic rasat Rizvi, commenting on the
activities in public colleges of the issue, said that the killing of an
province on Tuesday to denounce innocent law abiding citizens was
the vicious murder of former really a matter of concern for evprincipal of Liaquatabad College eryone in Pakistan. He said that
Professor Sibte Jafar by assailants. Professor Sibte Jafar was a great
person who devoted his life to
Talking to The Nation, SPLA Ka- academic and literary activities
rachi Region President Prof If- but it seems that some ignorant
tikhar Azmi expressed anguish people have taken charge of the
over the incident. He said that country and now citizens are left
Prof Jafar was not only a good on the mercy of these criminals.
also performed their duties.

joint reference was held in He said Siddiqui was his senior,
memory of two poets, Yaad but always treated him as an equal.
Siddiqui and Israr Hussain Shaki,
Umair Ali Anjum recalled that
at the Arts Council on Tuesday.
Siddiqui introduced him to the
The former was a distinguished Arts Council and Mushairas when
Urdu poet, and the latter was not he was a first-year student.
only an eminent Urdu poet but
also a fiction writer and a journalist. He said when he started writing
poetry and was keen to recite it
Anjum Rizvi said he lived with in a Mushaira at the Arts CounSiddiqui in Saudi Arabia, and cil, somebody told him to contact
narrated their long association Siddiqui. “This is how we were inin Makkah, Madinah and Jeddah. troduced.”

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March-2013

Noted poet and senior journalist
Fazil Jamili said references of the
two eminent personalities should
not have been held jointly.

Health/Horoscope

Hashmi also participated in those
meetings.

Bazm-e-Ilm-o-Danish attracted
a large number of progressive
Siddiqui was “a very good poet writers, historians, poets and
and a very humble person”, and playwrights, including distinShaki was “a part of our body and guished anthropologist and histosoul”, he remarked.
rian Syed Sibte Hasan, poet Faiz
Ahmed Faiz, philosopher and acaHe said he first met Shaki in 1987
demician Dr Zafar Arif, poet Taj
when he and his brother Zabe AzBaloch and eminent trade union
kaar Hussain (now a reporter at
leader Aizaz Nazeer.
The News) were the moving sprit
of the literary forum ‘Bazm-e- Under its umbrella flourished a
Ilm-o-Danish’.
whole generation of poets, short
story writers, playwrights, fiction
He said that in those days, Shaki
writers and artistes.
was an officer at a private bank,
while he, like many others who “We never knew Shaki would
participated in the forum’s meet- leave us mourning at an early age
ings, was unemployed.
without meeting us,” Jamili said.
“We not only participated in the
literary meetings but, courtesy of
Shaki and his family, also received
tea, cookies and food,” he added.

Despite trying his level best to
keep his composure, Shaki’s
brother Hussain’s eyes expressed
anguish. According to him, his
Jamili said playwright Ismael You- brother’s passing away has left a
suf and noted Marxist leader Anis gaping hole in his heart.

Senior journalist, ex-student leader
Lalarukh Hussain died
to why Daily News was publishing a weekly magazine and hence
the MAG was launched as a separate entity and I was its editor and
Lalarukh its founding staff member,” Fazal told The News.

Senior journalist, founding member of the MAG Weekly and exstudent leader Lalarukh Hussain
died of brain haemorrhage in Los
Angeles.

Later, she joined the Medical Gazette published by the Pakistan
Medical Association and then
worked for the Associated Press
of Pakistan.

nooze alarm? Yep, you’ll be
pushing back your wakeup
time this month, as the Sun
She also worked for The Sun news- moves through dreamy Pisces,
paper and daily Business Recorder.
your twelfth house of rest, healing and closure.
alarukh, fondly called “Lali” She was a student activist and
silk dupioni duvet pulled tightly
by her friends, used to work women rights’ crusader before You have the green light to hiber- overhead. March is definitely not
for the left-wing National Stu- joining journalism. Lalarukh also nate and cozy up at home. Choose coming in like a lion for you, Aries.
dents Federation in the late 1960s worked for Dawn from 1981 to 1983. surrender over structure, and lose
Your usual fiery energy has gone
and the early 1970s.
She later became editor of SHE yourself in Hollywood-style (or AWOL and instead, you’re conRumi-style) reveries rather than
She acquired a degree in journal- magazine.
slogging through routines and re- fused about which way to turn—
ism from the University of Karaand perhaps also burning the canchi in 1972 and worked for several Lalarukh was jailed during the sponsibilities. You may misplace dle at both ends.
journalists’ movement in 1978. your wallet, forget your car keys
magazines and newspapers.
She had been living in Los Ange- or absent-mindedly leave the door The antidote is to slow down and
Lalarukh joined the Jang Group’s les since 1997.
open at work when it was your be more keenly aware of your enevening newspaper the Daily
duty to lock up.
ergy output. Hard as it may be, go
News in 1979 and started con- She got married to Zahid Hussain.
with
the flow and keep your plans
ducting interviews and writing Her husband too emerged as a dis- Oops! With communicator Mer- under wraps for now.
feature stories for its weekly tinguished journalist, author and cury retrograde (backward) in
magazine. Veteran journalist SM analyst. She leaves behind two Pisces until March 17 and ener- This is a better time for behindchildren to mourn her death. She getic Mars in Pisces until March
Fazal was the editor.
the-scenes action or finalizing old
will be laid to rest in Los Angeles 11, you may really want to hide
work, just before your birthday
“But the government objected as on Thursday.
out…or just stay in bed with the rolls around.